| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Middlesbrough | 19 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 35 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 3nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 34 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 4nonMover | Grimsby Town | 20 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | ||
| 5nonMover | Reading | 19 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 6nonMover | Sheffield United | 20 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 7nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | ||
| 8nonMover | Luton Town | 20 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | ||
| 9nonMover | Barnsley | 19 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 10nonMover | Watford | 20 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 11nonMover | Southend United | 20 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 12nonMover | Stoke City | 20 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 13nonMover | Derby County | 20 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 14nonMover | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 15nonMover | Sunderland | 20 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 16nonMover | Port Vale | 19 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 17nonMover | Burnley | 19 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 18nonMover | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 19nonMover | Swindon Town | 20 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 21 | ||
| 20nonMover | Millwall | 20 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 21nonMover | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 22nonMover | Portsmouth | 20 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 23nonMover | Bristol City | 19 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 24nonMover | Notts. County | 19 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||